Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 clears Lockdown Protocol at every tested resolution and preset, including Ultra at 4K, where it averages 61 FPS. That is the headline: this combo renders the game's ceiling reachable everywhere, and the data shows no configuration in the entire test matrix dropping below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo is untouchable by the demands of this game. Low settings average 278 FPS, Medium averages 197 FPS with a floor of 168 and a ceiling of 227, High averages 172 FPS, and even Ultra holds a 129 FPS average. The Medium-setting frame range — never dipping below 168 — indicates a consistently smooth experience well beyond the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, framerates compress but remain comfortably high. Low averages 204 FPS, Medium averages 145 FPS with a minimum of 123 and a maximum of 166, High averages 126 FPS, and Ultra still posts 95 FPS. Even the worst-case measurement in the entire 1440p matrix — the 123 FPS minimum at Medium — is more than double the playable threshold.

At 3840x2160, the picture tightens but never breaks. Low averages 132 FPS and Medium averages 93 FPS with a range of 79 to 107. High averages 82 FPS. Ultra averages 61 FPS, the lowest figure anywhere in the dataset, and the only result that sits close to the threshold — it clears 60 FPS on average, but with minimal headroom.

A pattern worth noting: the Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum values at every resolution, and those ranges are tight. At 4K the Medium spread is 28 FPS (79 to 107), at 1440p it is 43 FPS (123 to 166), and at 1080p it is 59 FPS (168 to 227). Frame-time consistency at Medium appears strong across the board.

Best Settings per Resolution

The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra at every resolution — no compromise is required with this combo.

• 3840x2160: Ultra at 61 FPS average. It qualifies, but only just. Players sensitive to dips below 60 should consider High at 82 FPS or Medium at 93 FPS as safer 4K targets, since Medium's measured minimum of 79 confirms real headroom.
• 2560x1440: Ultra at 95 FPS average. A comfortable result — nearly 60% above the threshold.
• 1920x1080: Ultra at 129 FPS average. More than double the threshold; there is no reason to lower settings at this resolution.

In short, the verdict data lists Ultra as the best playable setting at all three resolutions, with avgFpsAtBest values of 129, 95, and 61 as pixel count increases.

CPU and GPU Roles

Lockdown Protocol is GPU-bound on this combo at higher resolutions. The scaling evidence is in the resolution steps: at Ultra, moving from 1080p (129 FPS) to 1440p (95 FPS) costs 34 FPS, and moving from 1440p to 4K costs another 34 FPS (95 to 61). Framerate falls steadily as the render load grows — the signature of a graphics-limited scenario, since a CPU bottleneck would cap FPS regardless of resolution.

The same holds at every preset. Low drops from 278 to 204 to 132 FPS across the three resolutions; Medium drops from 197 to 145 to 93; High drops from 172 to 126 to 82. In every case the 1080p-to-4K decline is steep and proportional to pixel count, meaning the RTX 5070 is the component setting the ceiling.

The Ryzen 7 5800XT is not a limiting factor here. Its benchmark profile — a 959 single-thread score, 3603 at 4 threads, 6141 at 8 threads, and 7680 at max threads in 3DMark's CPU tests, plus a 23794 Cinebench R23 multi-core score — places it in the 81st percentile of all CPUs, statistically neck-and-neck with rivals like the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (-0.3% delta) and slightly ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (+0.6% delta). An 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 part with a 4.80 GHz boost clock feeding an FPS title does not show its limits at these framerates. Even the lowest recorded figure, Ultra at 4K at 61 FPS, tracks with GPU scaling rather than any processor cap.

The GPU side carries its weight. The RTX 5070 sits in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs, with a PassMark G3D score of 29137 and a 5077 result in 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12). Its nearest rivals by aggregate score — the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (0.1% delta), AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (0.8% delta), AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (-1.2% delta), and NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (2% delta) — are effectively equivalent on paper, and the measured Lockdown Protocol numbers confirm a card comfortably ahead of this game's demands at 4K and below.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol at 4K on Ultra settings?

A: Yes. Ultra at 3840x2160 averages 61 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold, though with little headroom. High at 82 FPS or Medium at 93 FPS are safer 4K choices.

Q: What is the single fastest result this combo posted in the game?

A: 1080p on Low settings, averaging 278 FPS. Medium at 1080p reached a maximum of 227 FPS.

Q: Does any tested configuration fail the 60 FPS standard?

A: No. All twelve resolution-and-preset combinations in the dataset average at or above 60 FPS; the verdict data lists every preset — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — as playable at all three resolutions.

Q: How consistent are framerates?

A: At Medium settings, the only preset with recorded minimums and maximums, the floor stays well above the threshold: 168 FPS minimum at 1080p, 123 at 1440p, and 79 at 4K.

Q: Is the CPU or the GPU more important for this game?

A: The GPU. Framerates scale down steeply with resolution at every preset — for example, Ultra goes 129, 95, 61 FPS from 1080p to 4K — which is the pattern of a graphics-limited game rather than a CPU-limited one.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5800XT compare to its closest rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score of 29879 puts it essentially level with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H and 8845HS (-0.3% delta) and marginally ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (+0.6% delta), placing it in the 81st percentile of all CPUs.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3714 tested hardware combinations in Lockdown Protocol, the Ryzen 7 5800XT plus RTX 5070 ranks 727th. That places it in the top fifth of all combos measured for this game — consistent with the component-level percentiles (81st for the CPU, 82nd for the GPU) and with the raw results, which show every preset playable at every resolution. It is not the fastest pairing in the database, but rank 727 of 3714 means the overwhelming majority of tested systems deliver a lesser experience in this title.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Lockdown Protocol, without exception. The verdict-by-resolution data is unambiguous: at 1920x1080, all four presets are playable with Ultra averaging 129 FPS; at 2560x1440, all four presets are playable with Ultra averaging 95 FPS; at 3840x2160, all four presets are playable with Ultra averaging 61 FPS. The launch MSRP of the Ryzen 7 5800XT was $249 and the RTX 5070 launched at 549 USD, and the measured data shows this pairing pushing a 2024 FPS title to its maximum preset at every mainstream resolution. The only caveat in the entire dataset is the thin margin at 4K Ultra — 61 FPS average against a 60 FPS threshold — where a one-step drop to High buys 21 additional frames on average. Everywhere else, the combo simply wins.